2022 Split local elections

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2022 Split local elections
Flag of the City of Split.svg
  2021 26 June 2022 (first round)
10 July 2022 (second round)
2025  
Turnout31.57% (first round) [1] Decrease2.svg 12.39%
28.35% (runoff) [2] Decrease2.svg 15.18%
  Ivica Puljak.png
Candidate Ivica Puljak Zoran Đogaš
Party Centre Independent
Popular vote27,49613,243
Percentage66.16%31.86%

Mayor before election

Ivica Puljak
Centre

Elected mayor

Ivica Puljak
Centre

Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 26 June 2022 for the 73rd Mayor of Split, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Split City Council, as well as city district councils. [3]

Contents

Snap elections were called due to the crisis in the city council, when the current mayor Ivica Puljak lost his majority and when his deputy Bojan Ivošević was charged with threatening a journalist. [4] On April 8, Mayor Puljak and both his deputies resigned, setting a legal 90-day deadline for holding new mayoral elections. In the following days, several councilors also resigned, creating the conditions for holding council elections. [5]

Ivica Puljak won reelection becoming first mayor of Split to do that, while his party Centre won 8 seats more than year before for a total of 15 out of 31 seat. [6]

Candidates

On 10 June 2022, State Election Committee of Croatia published list of nine candidates for the Mayor and eleven party lists running for the council. [7] [8]

CandidateParty affiliationRunning matesParty affiliationNotes about the candidate
Ivica Puljak Ivica Puljak.png Centre Bojan IvoševićCentreParticle physicist and university professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, current mayor of Split [9]
Antonio Kuzmanić
Zoran Đogaš Independent, proposed by Croatian Democratic Union Tomislav Šuta Croatian Democratic Union Neuroscientist and former dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Split [10]
Zrinka Mužinić Bikić
Davor Matijević Social Democratic Party Dino Sinovčić Social Democratic Party Current member of city council and secretary branch of SDP in Split, president of Blatine city district and a member of the Main Board of the SDP of Croatia [11]
Suzana Piacun
Željko Kerum Croatian Civic Party Igor StanišićCroatian Civic PartyEntrepreneur and former Mayor of Split (2009-2013) [12]
Lidija Bekavac
Ante Franić Independent Jadranka Bandalo-ŽebčevićIndependentFormer member of SDP and candidate for Mayor of Split in 2021 [13]
Goran Soko
Josip Markotić Bridge of Independent Lists Ivica GrkovićBridge of Independent ListsDoctor of bioethics and former professor on Catholic University of Croatia, current member of city council [14]
Ivana Ljulj Cvitanić
Aris Zlodre Homeland Movement Željka MustapićHomeland MovementEntrepreneur [15]
Davor Stipan
Tamara Visković Tamara Viskovic in 2020.png We can! Marinko BiškićWe can!Philosopher and art historian [16]
Tomo Matičević
Kristina Vidan Smart for Split and DalmatiaMariana BucatSmart for Split and DalmatiaCurrent member of city council [17]
Lucia Grčić

Mayoral election

CandidatesFirst roundRunoff
CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
Ivica Puljak Centre 22,56148.7327,49666.16
Zoran Đogaš Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party
11,88725.6713,24331.86
Željko Kerum Croatian Civic Party 3,6777.94
Josip Markotić The Bridge 2,1004.53
Aris Zlodre Homeland Movement
Croatian Demochristian Party
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Sovereignists
1,8023.89
Davor Matijević Social Democratic Party
Croatian Party of Pensioners
1,7793.84
Tamara Visković We can!
New Left
8611.85
Kristina VidanSmart for Split and Dalmatia5951.28
Ante Franić Independent 3090.66
Valid votes:45,57198.4940,73998.02
Invalid votes:7001.518231.98
Turnout:46,27131.5741,56228.35
Expected voters:146,578146,583
The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters
Source: State election commission [18] [19]

Council election

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15
2
2
8
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Party listPrevious

seats

Votes%Seats%Seat

change

Centre
7 / 31
19,37642.47
15 / 31
48.39Increase2.svg8
Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party
9 / 31
10.86623.81
8 / 31
25.81Decrease2.svg1
Croatian Civic Party
4 / 31
3,2467.11
2 / 31
6.45Decrease2.svg2
The Bridge
3 / 31
3,0176.61
2 / 31
6.45Decrease2.svg1
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian Party of Pensioners
3 / 31
2,6265.75
2 / 31
6.45Decrease2.svg1
Homeland Movement
Croatian Demochristian Party
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Sovereignists
0 / 31
2,5715.63
2 / 31
6.45Increase2.svg2
We can!
New Left
2 / 31
1,7333.79
0 / 31
0.00Decrease2.svg2
Smart for Split and Dalmatia
1 / 31
1,1682.56
0 / 31
0.00Decrease2.svg1
Independent Youth List
Croatian Social Liberal Party
0 / 31
5621.23
0 / 31
0.00Steady2.svg0
Independent list of Ante Franić
0 / 31
3350.73
0 / 31
0.00Steady2.svg0
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
0 / 31
1220.26
0 / 31
0.00Steady2.svg0
Total:45,62298.5331Steady2.svg0
Invalid votes:6811.47
Turnout:46,31731.60
Expected voters:146,578
The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters
Source: State election commission [20]

Opinion polls

Mayoral election

First round

Polling FirmFieldwork dateSample
size
Ivica PuljakZoran ĐogašŽeljko KerumDavor MatijevićJosip MarkotićKristina VidanTamara ViskovićAris ZlodreAnte FranićOthersUndecidedLead
Election results26 June48.7325.677.943.844.531.281.853.890.6623.06
Ipsos 15–18 June60037.523.611.03.86.63.04.03.07.513.9
Promocija plus 15–18 June60035.323.79.46.23.73.42.72.10.512.911.6

Second round

Polling FirmFieldwork dateSample
size
Ivica PuljakZoran ĐogašŽeljko KerumUndecidedWill not voteLead
Election results10 July66.1631.8634.30
Promocija plus 30 June–1 July60059.730.18.02.229.6
Promocija plus 15–18 June60047.537.17.87.610.4
53.724.29.712.429.5
51.816.312.919.035.5

Council election

Polling FirmFieldwork dateSample
size
Centar HDZ
HSS
HGS SDP
HSU
Pametno Most DP
HDS
HSP
HS
Možemo
NL
NLM
HSLS
List of Ante Franić HNS-LD
HL-SR
OthersUndecidedLead
Election results26 June42.4723.817.116.752.566.615.633.791.230.730.2618.66
Seat average (D'Hondt method)11933232
Ipsos 15–18 June60027.023.48.37.53.99.26.17.67.03.6
Promocija plus 15–18 June60031.220.77.37.16.75.44.73.71.20.50.311.210.5

See also

References

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